Muscle Memory

Muscle Memory

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Muscle Memory episodes

  • Power and Goodness

    In this episode I explore the main them of chapter 1 of Character by Choice: the tension between power and goodness.


    For more, check out https://www.neiltambe.com/character-by-choice

    19 min
  • Relaunch! - Introduction

    I'm so excited to relaunch this podcast! This week's episode is an explainer about what the new format will be like and an excerpt from the Introduction of Character By Choice: Letters on Goodness, Courage, and Becoming Better on Purpose.


    You can learn more about the book at: https://www.neiltambe.com/characterbychoice.


    I'd love to hear from you too! Send me an email at [email protected].

    8 min
  • Swoop the other way
    I recently remembered that I tied my shoes incorrectly for about 20 years without realizing it. - https://www.ted.com/talks/terry_moore_how_to_tie_your_shoes?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
    5 min
  • Don't just throw on a watch

    Circumstance forced my hand, and I stopped wearing a watch. Now that my routine is disrupted, I don't plan on putting it on like clockwork.

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    8 min
  • Put Down The Knife

    I flipped out when my son reached for our knife block, but maybe I didn't need to react quite so intensely.


    Here's a link to the Hidden Brain episode I mentioned: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/12/876073130/the-air-we-breathe-implicit-bias-and-police-shootings

    And some other links that I was poking around on related to the concept of thinking slow:

    https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2015/07/25/the-power-slow-thinking/ToZbzYl7rG0yVMCtsZ7WnJ/story.html

    https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-English-Bhante-Henepola-Gunaratana/dp/0861719069


    11 min
  • A Generous Cup of Coffee

    We had the perfect plan, until the coffee shop was closed. Luckily, our morning was saved by an act of tremendous generosity.

    Here's a link to learn more about Good Cakes and Bakes. We're so lucky they're in our neighborhood: https://goodcakesandbakes.com/.

    10 min
  • No-shout Challenge
    I shout. Embarrassingly, it's mostly at my son. My wife shared a "no-shout challenge" with me. It was remarkable how a well-crafted intervention could help me shout less so quickly.
    Click to https://gracetoparent.com for more from the author behind the no-shout challenge.
    8 min
  • Trailer - Muscle Memory
    I’m Neil Tambe and this is Muscle Memory - a podcast that explores the decisions we don’t think about much, but probably should. In each episode, we break down one, muscle memory, decision and I leave you with a question to think about. Come join me!
    1 min

About Muscle Memory

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A podcast about the decisions we don't think much about, but probably should.